Hebomoia leucippe
Hebomoia leucippe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Hebomoia |
Species: | H. leucippe |
Binomial name | |
Hebomoia leucippe (Cramer, [1775]) | |
Synonyms | |
Papilio leucippe |
Hebomoia leucippe is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to the Moluccas and Peleng in Indonesia. The wingspan of H. leucippe is approximately 8 cm (3.1 in).
Subspecies
- H. l. leucippe (Cramer, [1775]) – from Ambon, Haruku, and Saparua
- H. l. daemonis' Fruhstorfer, 1907 – from Seram
- H. l. leucogynia (Wallace, 1863) – from Buru
- H. l. detanii Nishimura, 1983 – entirely orange, from Pelang, Banggai
References
- Savela, M. (2010). Hebomoia leucippe, funet.fi Accessed 30 July 2010.